DVD Details
DVD ID | DVD01330 |
DVD Title | The Battle of Algiers |
Source | None |
KeyWord | "Starring: Brahim Haggiag, Jean Martin Directed by: Gillo Pontecorvo Release Year: 1966 Runtime: 2 hours 2 minutes" |
Short Description | Gillo Pontecorvos The Battle of Algiers vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafés, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents. |